A man has been charged with attempted robbery, 10 counts of burglary and two driving offences after armed officers were deployed to Mid Devon on Wednesday.

Police were called at around 8am yesterday to a post office in Fore Street, Kentisbeare to reports of an attempt robbery.

Officers later detained a man in Uffculme in connection to the incident. Daniel Shaw, aged 40 from Temple Crescent, Tiverton has been charged with one count of attempted robbery, 10 counts of burglary and two driving offences.